MyHeritage

Well, we find ourselves among some august company indeed! The folks over at the MyHeritage.com blog have selected their top 100 genealogy blogs, and we are on the list! And all the same day I got some good Smart Matches too! Check out the list at the link above. By the way, Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage.com is coming to this …Continue reading →

MyHeritage.com has announced its acquisition of OSN, a network of 10 leading European family sites based in Hamburg, Germany. In a press release distributed from London, Tel Aviv, and Hamburg, MyHeritage said that the OSN acquisition makes MyHeritage the largest international site on the Web dedicated to families. The acquisition includes Germany’s Verwandt.de, Moikrewni.pl of Poland, and the American site …Continue reading →

MyHeritage.com announced Thursday in London and Tel Aviv the release of Family Tree Builder 4.0. The key improvements of the new version include a map module, a family toolbar with Family Chat™ and extensive support for albums to organize a family’s photos, videos and documents, the company said in a press release. Gilad Japhet, CEO and Founder of MyHeritage.com, was …Continue reading →

Soon after Tuesday’s post about MyHeritage, the company responded. I got a lengthy comment from Alon, portions of which I’m bringing up here. COMMENTER (Alon of MyHeritage.com): . . . IMHO, the fact that you received a positive Smart Match and got in touch with a relative after entering just 3 people in your tree, shows the power and coverage …Continue reading →

I was quite excited a few mornings ago when I opened my email and found a message from MyHeritage.com that said, “Craig, You’ve Got SmartMatches!” I had signed up for MyHeritage in June to see what it was all about. I had posted an abbreviated family tree consisting of myself and my parents. Then as the summer went on, I …Continue reading →